Berlin Aims to Tear Down the Wall of Cannabis Prohibition: The Leafly Legalization Roundup

States and countries continue to look towards the future with their eyes on the prize, and that prize is legalization. Arizona and Nevada have announced some major goals achieved in the fight for the future and thousands of Berliners took to the streets of Germany to call for legalization in the 19th annual Hanfparade. Hawaiian health officials are taking steps towards opening medical dispensaries and Maryland’s keeping an eye out for their prospective patients. Legalize, mobilize, and don’t forget to #JustSayKnow with this week’s roundup of cannabis legalization news:

U.S. Cannabis Updates

ARIZONA

Legalization efforts in Arizona are gaining traction! Marijuana Policy Project is heading up the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol, and the group has already collected 50,000 of the 150,000 signatures needed to get the recreational marijuana initiative on the ballot for the November 2016 general election. They’ll need to gather another 100,000 signatures before the July 7th deadline in 2016 – a lofty but attainable goal.